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Cardinals leave at the end of a Mass on the eight of nine days of mourning for Pope Francis. Source: LightRocket / SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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By Rachel Priskila
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Over its 2,000 year history, spanning three millennia, the Catholic Church has had 266 popes.
When a pope dies, cardinals arrive at the Vatican to elect a replacement in a process called the conclave.
It will mark the beginning of the voting process by cardinals from around the world for a successor to Pope Francis, which could take days.
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